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Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. I only own my characters and plot line, and my copy of the games. Credit of characters goes to Square Enix.

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Dear Diary,

Mom went to the doctor today. He told her that she's sick, and not the kind of sick when you get a cold. The kind of sick that you have for a long time. There isn't any medicine for it to make her better, so she has to stay in bed. I have to take care of her until she gets better, which could take awhile. Lea and Isa said that they would come and help me, which is something I'm very grateful for. Hopefully, mom will get better pretty fast.

I don't have anything else to say, so until later.

May 15, 2010.

Several days later-

Elmyra Gainsborough sat in a chair next to Mrs. Daniels bed, pouring her a cup of tea. The other children had finally convinced Hope to come and play with them outside, so she would have a break from taking care of her mother. Hope had gone almost 4 days without hardly the required amount of sleep for a girl her age. She spent her time of sleeping, staying awake and taking care of her mother.

"Here you go. Freshly brewed Jasmine tea." Elmyra said, handing the cup to the woman that occupied the bed.

"Thank you, Elmyra." Mrs. Daniels said, taking a sip of the tea.

"Delilah, tell me..." Elmyra began, quickly taking a sip of her own cup of tea, "Does Hope know that you wont get better?"

Delilah remained quiet, closing her eyes to think before she spoke. "She thinks that I'll be better soon."

Elmyra looked at her friend with a concerned and worried face. "Delilah, that child has gone without sleep for almost four days now. She spends all her time making sure you're ok. How do you think she will react when she finds out that you wont get better?"

Delilah looked at her friend, a small, yet sad smile turning up her lips. "When the time comes to that, we'll find out."

Elmyra sighed sadly, looking out the window. All of the local children were outside, playing together, including Hope. But, instead of playing, she sat on the ground and watched them, looking as tired as ever.

"When do you plan on explaining it to her?" Elmyra asked, looking back at Delilah.

"Soon. Elmyra, I was wondering..." Delilah stopped, taking an intake of breath before continuing." If you could do me a favor."

"Of course. What is it?"

"Hope is going to need somewhere to stay, after I'm gone. If you could, would you take her in?" Delilah asked, a hopeful look on her face.

Elmyra frowned sadly. "I'm sorry, Delilah, but if I could, I would. There's barely enough room for me and Aerith in that house as it is."

Delilah shook her head, putting on a smile. "No, it's quite alright. But, if you could, would you please find somewhere that would take her in? Anywhere that suitable, except the orphanage."

"Actually, I've already gotten several people ask me about it." Elmyra informed. "They would be happy to take her in."

Delilah looked at her with a disproving look. "It has to be someone that she knows. She gets to choose."

"Well, will let her decide when the time comes for that. Lea's parents offered to take her in for the night, so she can sleep without worrying about you. Aerith and I will stay here tonight and take care of you."

Delilah smiled gratefully at her friend, taking her hand into her own, and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Thank you."

"We don't have another bed, so if it's alright with you, you'll have to share with Lea." Lea's mother explained to Hope, who only nodded her head tiredly.

"No, it's fine." Lea looked at his best friend with a small frown of sadness.

"Well, ok then. Here's a pillow for you to use. I'll see you both in the morning." Lea's mother said, giving Lea and hope each a kiss on the top of the head. "Good-night you two." She made her way out of the room, when she heard Hope call for her.

"Mrs. Maxwell...thank you." Hope said, putting on the best smile she could form.

Mrs. Maxwell smiled at her. "Your very welcome, dear." And with that, she closed the bedroom door, leaving the kids by themselves.

"Hope?" Lea said, crawling into the bed, "When was the last time you slept?"

Hope looked zoned out for a minute, before turning to look back at him. "Monday."

Lea counted the days on his fingers, and his eyes went wide. "That's almost four days ago! No wonder you looked so tired. C'mon, get some sleep."

Hope quietly crawled in next to him, burying his face into the blankets. She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't help but feeling like it. Lea watched her buried up face, understanding that she was sad.

"Hope, y'know, it's ok for you to cry, if you want. I don't mind." Lea said. Hope peeked out her face from the blankets, staring at him tiredly. Lea could distinctly see the black circles that had formed under her eyes, due to the deprivation of sleep. Her normally bright and cheerful aqua colored eyes looked cloudy, and...sad. Her eyes began to tear up.

"Lea, do you believe in god?" Hope asked, her voice shaking from the urge to want to cry.

Lea looked taken aback by the question, before looking up at his ceiling and crossing his arms behind his head. "Well, yea, I guess." Actually, Lea didn't know whether he did or not. No one had really ever asked him that question. He had heard about stories of how god had created everything on the planet, the stars, the animals, and the people. His mother had told him that god watched over them, but in all honesty, Lea wasn't really sure if he believed or not. "Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering." Hope replied, her eyes tearing up more. Lea looked at her with a sad expression, before pulling her towards him, and wrapping his arms around her in an embrace, where she cried into his chest, getting his shirt all wet.

It was the first time that Lea had ever seen Hope cry.

The next day, back at Hopes house-

A knock came from the front door. Elmyra stood up from her chair beside Delilahs bed, and made her way to the front door. Unlocking it, she opened it up to whoever had arrived. She was almost taken aback in shock at who the visitor was.

"Ansem The Wise! Please, come in!" Elmyra said, holding the door open for the man, who smiled kindly at her as he made his way in.

Elmyra shut the door, and turned to face the man. "How may I help you?"

"I've come to visit Delilah, if it's alright that she has visitors that is." Ansem said, looking at Elmyra with a questioning look.

Elmyra nodded. "Right this way, please." She led him down the hall to the room that Delilah was in. "Delilah, you have a visitor." Elmyra said as they walked in.

Delilah looked over at the two and smiled. "Ansem The Wise. How good to see you!" Elmyra left the room, leaving Ansem and Delilah to talk. Ansem took a seat in the chair next to the bed.

"Hello, my dear friend. Tell me, how are you doing?" Ansem asked, looking at Delilah in concern.

"Not quite well, but I still have some strength. Tell me, what brings you here to visit little old me?"

He smiled down at her before he spoke. "I hear that you don't have much time left with us. I've also heard that you haven't explained this to little Hope, am I right?"

Delilah laughed slightly. "Did Elmyra say something about that?"

"Actually, on my way over here, I saw little Aerith. She was the one who mentioned it."

Delilah smiled gently at the words. "Of course. I'm planning on telling Hope when she gets home, which should be in several minutes." Delilah explained. "You should stay. I know she would be happy to see her darling Grandfather."

Ansem smiled at the words. Actually, Hope wasn't really his granddaughter. The first time he had met hope, she was around 4 years old, and when she saw the wise old man, she told him that she would call him grandpa, for she did not have one. Ansem loved the kind little girl, and treated her as if she were his own grandchild.

"I wouldn't mind seeing her either."

Delilah smiled at him before asking him another question. "Wise Ansem, I was wondering, if you could do me a favor?"

"Anything for the wife of an old friend. What is it you wish to ask, my dear?"

"Hope will not have any family after I am gone. I don't wont her to live in the orphanage. Many people have already offered to take her in, but...i think she would be more comfortable with someone she was close with...someone she thought of as a family member." Delilah looked at him with hope in her eyes.

"I would be more than happy to take her in." Ansem said, smiling at Delilah.

"Thank you."

Just then, Hope came running into the house, and into her mothers room, Lea and Isa trudging right behind her.

"Mom, I'm-" She stopped when she saw Ansem sitting in the chair next to the bed. "Grandfather!" Hope cried happily, running over to the man, who already had his arms open, and threw her arms around his neck.

"Hello, Hope." Ansem said, laughing slightly at the smile Hope was wearing.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, I came to visit your mother and you. Which reminds me, your mother wishes to speak to you." He looked over at Lea and Isa, who were leaning on the wall, planning on staying there. "Alone." He directed it at the two boys, who quickly exited the room, followed by Ansem.

"What do you want to talk to me about, mom?" Hope asked sitting on the bed next to her mother.

"Hope, listen carefully to me, alright?" Delilah said, mentally crying inside her head. "I am very sick."

"I know that mom. That's why I'm gonna take care of you!"

Delilah shook her head, and grabbed onto one of Hope's hands, holding it in her own. "No, sweetie. Even if you do take care of me, I wont get better."

Hope looked at her mother, confusion clouding her face and eyes. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is...I'll be going away for a while." Delilah began to explain. "I'm going to learn how to be an angel...I'm going to get my wings."

"You mean...you're going to die, aren't you?" Hope's confused face, turned into one of sadness.

"Yes...yes, I am. It's this sickness that's causing me to die. You wont be alone though. Your Grandpa has agreed to take you in to live with him." Delilah said, reaching her hand out to wipe away the tears that began to fall onto Hope's face.

Delilah explained things for a few more minutes, before letting Hope leave the room to her own, where Lea and Isa were at, sitting on her bed and waiting for her to come. Ansem went back to Delilah, who was crying.

"I take it that you told her."

"It was the hardest thing I've ever done. I just hope, that she understands."

Dear Diary,

Mom is not going to get better like I had hoped. She's dying from this sickness that she has. She told me. She explained what would be happening and such. I am to go and live with Grandfather after she's gone. I'm spending the rest of the days she has left in my room at home, crying. Lea, Isa, and all my other friends come over everyday to visit me, and their parents spend their time visiting my mother. Mrs. Gainsborough and Aerith stay over here with us, taking care of my mom in her last days. Lea and Isa, are a big comfort to me, especially Lea. He stays over here with me, making sure I'm ok. I don't know how things are going to be after my mother is gone, but..I still have hope that maybe, a miracle will happen, and she'll get better. And that's how I am going to keep thinking about it.

I'm still going to believe.

May 23, 2010.

A/N: Sadness...tear, tear. There will be a time skip soon, so keep on reading to find out what happens in the next chapters! REVIEW TOO! LATER TATERS!